MARSHALL John Sterner has contributed to Southwest Minnesota State University in many ways — as a student, an athlete, an artist and an alumnus. This month he made his latest contribution. Within the span of 30 minutes, he drew a caricature likeness of SMSU President Connie Gores. The ...
MARSHALL They ducked into the log cabin, and they jotted down notes on a display about immigrants in southwest Minnesota. They guessed which items in a mock general store were real, and which were props. But the group of area youth weren’t at the Lyon County Museum testing their ...
MINNEOTA It’s “Baaaack to the Future” for a Minneota goat farmer, only with a Ferrari, not a DeLorean. Goats run in Garrett Moorse’s family. His family runs a goat and dairy farm on the south edge of Minneota. He’s got competition fever and took it all the way to the finish line ...
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA People affected by the recent record-breaking flash flooding in southwest Minnesota are down but not out. With the help of outstandingvolunteers and emergency personnel, they’ve shown how resilient they can be when faced with disaster. “From a historical ...
You might not think a small-town library would be a busy place right before a June weekend. But the Balaton branch of the Marshall-Lyon County Library was having a pretty lively Friday morning. A crowd of around 10 kids came to hear Christina Izquierdo read books inspired by songs, like ...
Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for eight years. My first marriage ended because my ex was a serial cheater and all-around creep. “Mike” seemed to be the exact opposite. However, shortly after we were married, I found out he was checking out dating sites. I confronted him, and he deleted his accounts. Then, about two years ago, I found out he and a 22-year-old co-worker had a sexting relationship. I was going to file for divorce, but he promised me he would stop. I insisted we go to counseling, and we went a few times. He said he had never been physically unfaithful ...
